Name: Freedom (Sacred Bones 15 Year Edition)
Brand: Amen Dunes

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SBR195lp-C6

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Colour

Blue

Colour details

Blue Rose Vinyl

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Discogs ID

[r24569138]

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-09-30

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

843563152447

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Total Cap

1 / Blue / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes / Signed copies: No

SBR195lp-C5

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Blue Wave Vinyl

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

843563152430

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1 / Blue / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Amen Dunes

Genre US

New Psyche & Psyche Rock

Label US

Sacred Bones Records

Amen Dunes is a US neo-psychedelic / indie rock band formed by singer-songwriter and musician Damon McMahon in 2006. Known for their unique blend of psychedelic sounds and indie rock influences, Amen Dunes has captivated audiences with their soulful lyrics and mesmerizing performances.

With a sound reminiscent of artists such as Tonstartssbandht, White Fence, and Woods, Amen Dunes has carved out their own niche in the music industry. Their music transports listeners to another realm, combining dreamy melodies with introspective lyrics that resonate deeply.

Having shared the stage with notable acts like Moon Duo, Dirty Beaches, and Kurt Vile, Amen Dunes has established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the indie rock scene. Their live performances are known for their raw energy and emotional intensity, leaving audiences craving more.

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On the surface, Freedom is a reflection on growing up, childhood friends who ended up in prison or worse, male identity, McMahon’s father, and his mother, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer at the beginning of recording. The characters that populate the musical world of Freedom are a colorful mix of reality and fantasy: father and mother, Amen Dunes, teenage glue addicts and Parisian drug dealers, ghosts above the plains, fallen surf heroes, vampires, thugs from Naples and thugs from Houston, the emperor of Rome, Jews, Jesus, Tashtego, Perseus, even McMahon himself.

Each character portrait is a representation of McMahon, of masculinity, and of his past. Yet, if anything, these 11 songs are a relinquishing of all of them through exposition; a gradual reorientation of being away from the acquired definitions of self we all cling to. The music, as a response or even a solution to the album’s darker themes, is tough and joyous, rhythmic and danceable; a true NYC street record. 

Sacred Bones is now repressing Amen Dunes’ critically acclaimed breakthrough record Freedom in a bunch of new colors in celebration of the label’s 15th year anniversary.